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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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